Reunion shows aren’t quite the mystical occasion they once were. From the Pixies to Suede to Led Zeppelin to Pulp, long-missed musical heroes are now a staple head to the line-up of summer festivals. The Stone Roses reunion, however, sits outside the realms of regular reunion shows . Following an acrimonious split, it’s been 16 years since the original line-up …

It’s competition time on Brandish and you could win our unrivalled fantastic Christmas Goodie Bag. I’ve got an amazing haul of men’s toiletries and other goodies we’ve amassed through the year at Shiny all up for grabs and all you have to do is tell us what you want.

TV on the Radio sort of passed me by, I always thought they were one of those generic indie ‘four boys and a guitar’ type bands but listening to tracks from their latest album ‘Dear Science’ I realised the error of my ways.